Dismissive avoidant attachment often gets a bad rap and, sometimes, that can be justified based on “bad” behavior in relationships. That said, dismissive avoidant people are also widely misunderstood.

The percentage of avoidantly attached participants on many online dating apps tends to be higher than the estimated 25 percent of all adults with an avoidant attachment style. Avoidantly attached ...

This is the second part of a two-part series about dismissive-avoidant attachment styles. The first part is here. If you are in a relationship with someone with a dismissive-avoidant attachment style, ...

I was rewatching Girls for the umpteenth time when I realized: There’s a pattern here. In this particular episode, Hannah (played by Lena Dunham), finds herself in a situationship with Adam (Adam ...

I used to be a serial ghoster who deeply feared intense romantic commitment. I've spent the last two years working through my dismissive-avoidant attachment style. I worked with a therapist on my ...